Same Story, Different Languages: What a South African seen in Hungary’s 2026 Election
On the 12th of April, Hungarians head to the polls in what is being called their most important election. Being a foreign national in...
Georgia’s Betrayal: Why the West Won’t Show Up
From its independence in 1991 until circa 2020, Georgia has maintained a healthy democracy with a vibrant civil society. It has also been eager...
Ukraine Braces for a Season of Pressure
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that the coming months will be among the most difficult of the war, with Ukraine facing simultaneous military...
Is Britain considering a return to the EU?
No one should be surprised by the growing number of voices calling for Britain to return to the EU, or at least to accelerate...
Italy Pushes EU to Relax Fiscal Rules as Iran Crisis Fuels Economic Risk
Giorgia Meloni has called on the European Union to consider suspending its strict budget deficit rules if tensions linked to the Iran conflict escalate...
Sixteen Years, Four Days Left: Can Hungary Finally Break Free?
JD Vance landed in Budapest on Tuesday to address a campaign rally for Viktor Orbán ahead of Hungary's parliamentary elections on Sunday, April 12....
How France Turned Lavrov’s Platform into a Strategic Communication Operation
Russian information doctrine operates on a consistent premise: that the openness of Western media systems is a vulnerability to be exploited. Granting an adversary...
Medvedev Warns Russia Against Tolerating Ukraine’s EU Membership
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, signaled on Friday that Moscow should abandon its “tolerant attitude” toward Ukraine’s potential accession to the...
Lionel Jospin – a French Socialist in London
Lionel Jospin, one of the big figures in French Socialist Party politics, has died aged 88. He was a leading figure in the long...
Ukraine Strikes Russian Energy Infrastructure, Disrupting Exports
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, energy infrastructure has emerged as a key strategic vulnerability. Russia relies heavily on oil and gas...